Maryland

Water gun fight turns into violent shooting

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GREENBELT, MD – A casual water gun fight during a traditional “senior skip day” celebration in a Maryland park took a horrifying turn on Friday. At least one individual opened fire, shooting five teenagers, with one sustaining critical injuries. The perpetrator remains unknown. Providing information during an evening press conference, Greenbelt Police Chief Richard Bowers shared his shock and frustration. The students were simply enjoying senior skip day at a local park, and such a …

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Garbage man gets murdered on the job

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HYATTSVILLE, MD – Police in Maryland have released photos of suspects and their vehicle suspected to be involved in a daylight murder of a garbage collector last week. The victim, 30-year-old Idongesit Udosen, was fatally shot in the Greenvale Parkway area of Hyattsville around 3:40 pm on Thursday, April 4. According to the Prince George’s County Police Department, responding officers found Udosen suffering from gunshot wounds on the roadside. He was declared dead at the …

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Cargo ship collapses major bridge in Maryland

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BALTIMORE, MD – In the early hours of Tuesday morning, a dramatic incident unfolded in the Baltimore harbor when the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed into the icy Patapsco River. The collapse occurred after a cargo ship struck the bridge along I-695 in Maryland, prompting an extensive search and rescue operation for those who fell into the freezing waters. A livestream captured the moment when the cargo ship collided with a support beam of the …

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Teenager killed attempting to train surf

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SILVER SPRING, MD – A teenage girl’s life was abruptly cut short in a tragic incident of train surfing at a Maryland Metro station last Friday, according to local police reports. Around 10:30 am on Friday, the Metropolitan Transit Police were alerted to a distressing scene at a Silver Spring train station – a deceased girl. Preliminary investigations by the police suggest that the cause of the incident was train surfing, an extremely dangerous and …

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Mother critical, three-year-old killed, in shooting

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LANGLEY PARK, MD – A heartbreaking event unfolded in Langley Park, Maryland, when a toddler was fatally shot and his mother severely injured at an apartment complex. The incident, confirmed by the Prince George’s County Police Department, occurred in the evening hours of Thursday at the Bedford Station Apartments. Assistant Chief Vernon Hale III of the Prince George’s County Police Department shared that officers were drawn to the scene by the sound of gunfire. Upon …

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Store evacuated after armed man barricades himself inside

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WHEATON, MD – A man suspected of shoplifting sparked a four-hour standoff with police on Wednesday after barricading himself in a fitting room at a JCPenney store in Wheaton, Maryland. The suspect, armed with a knife, prompted the evacuation of the department store during the tense standoff. The incident began around 10:30 a.m. at the Westfield Wheaton Mall when 37-year-old Christopher Lawrence allegedly attempted to steal a watch from the store. Montgomery County Police Department …

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Mom charged with killing 3-year-old son

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BEL AIR, MD – Authorities in Bel Air, Maryland, have arrested a woman for the murder of her 3-year-old son. The woman was identified as Gloria Hughes, a 37-year-old resident of Morganton, North Carolina. She is now facing charges of first-degree murder, in addition to charges of child abuse resulting in death. The 3-year-old victim, Jason Garcia, was spotted by an off-duty Harford County Sheriff’s Deputy being held by Hughes in the middle of the …

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Two young kids killed walking to school

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RIVERDALE PARK, MD – A heartrending incident occurred near a Maryland elementary school on Monday morning, leading to the death of two children, local officials reported. The fatal event unfolded as two students of Riverdale Elementary School were on their way to school around 8 a.m., when a vehicle struck them. The driver involved stayed at the scene, according to a social media update from Riverdale Park Mayor Alan Thompson. The accident occurred at the …

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Three people ambushed leaving funeral

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LANDOVER, MD – Three individuals were victims of a shooting incident as they departed a funeral service in Maryland on Friday, according to local law enforcement. The Prince George’s County Police Department confirmed that the injuries sustained were not fatal. The incident occurred near National Harmony Memorial Park cemetery in Landover, a suburb of Washington. Reports show that a black van, riddled with bullet holes, was involved in the incident. Major Chad Schmick, in a …

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UPS delivery driver carjacked at gunpoint

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GLENARDEN, MD – A UPS driver encountered a shocking ordeal in broad daylight, as recorded in doorbell surveillance camera footage. The woman was surrounded and her truck hijacked at gunpoint in a residential neighborhood in Glenarden, Maryland. Authorities from the Prince George’s County Police Department were dispatched to the Glenarden housing tract around 2 p.m. on Thursday. This was in response to a distress call from the panicked UPS driver, who had become the victim …

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